<s>
Elvira	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mistress	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror	O
adventure/role	O
-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Horror	O
Soft	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Accolade	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Horror	O
Soft	O
's	O
second	O
published	O
game	O
after	O
1989	O
's	O
Personal	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
and	O
stars	O
the	O
actress	O
Cassandra	O
Peterson	O
as	O
her	O
character	O
Elvira	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mistress	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
,	O
Elvira	B-Application
is	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
dark	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
of	O
her	O
ancestor	O
,	O
Lady	O
Emelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
castle	O
to	O
rescue	O
Elvira	B-Application
and	O
prevent	O
the	O
imminent	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
long-dead	O
evil	O
sorceress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
well-received	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Elvira	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Jaws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
and	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Waxworks	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
following	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
Elvira	B-Application
,	O
Mistress	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
her	O
evil	O
Uncle	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Elvira	B-Application
has	O
inherited	O
Killbragant	O
Castle	O
and	O
has	O
restored	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
glory	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
tourist	O
attraction	O
for	O
horror	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
doing	O
this	O
,	O
Elvira	B-Application
has	O
inadvertently	O
awakened	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
monstrous	O
followers	O
of	O
her	O
distant	O
ancestor	O
,	O
the	O
powerful	O
wicked	O
witch	O
Emelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	O
imprisoned	O
Elvira	B-Application
in	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
began	O
preparations	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
for	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
their	O
mistress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
upon	O
to	O
help	O
by	O
Elvira	B-Application
to	O
help	O
her	O
prevent	O
Emelda	O
's	O
resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
then	O
rescued	O
by	O
Elvira	B-Application
and	O
asked	O
to	O
help	O
get	O
her	O
powers	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
send	O
Emelda	O
back	O
to	O
hell	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
late	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elvira	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
navigate	O
around	O
a	O
castle	O
and	O
its	O
grounds	O
sent	O
by	O
Elvira	B-Application
to	O
find	O
six	O
special	O
keys	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
magical	O
dagger	O
and	O
scroll	O
to	O
kill	O
Lady	O
Emelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elvira	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elvira	B-Application
won	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
1991	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
